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Forum: All About Guns 02-12-2024, 06:40 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,108
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: New speargun

Looking good!!! I like the paint job.

How thick of shaft are you using to need so much wood? From here it looks like (unless you are using a VERY dense wood)... that you could do with a lot less...
Forum: All About Guns 11-28-2023, 11:17 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 16,566
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Current best shafts on the market

For those prices... they better be good! I guess I will stick to Meandros, Devoto, Sigalsub, Picasso and Pathos for now... I could get two (and almost three) shafts for the price of one of those.
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Forum: All About Guns 11-28-2023, 11:07 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 4,895
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Sigalsub nemesis handle

I guess the OP probably bought those shafts BECAUSE of the sharkfings being that far back...

I wish I could get them here as well!

Mikel
Forum: All About Guns 11-28-2023, 10:56 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,680
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Smoothing Out Edges of Shooting Line Hole?

I have been doing this for ages. I leave all areas that might get in contact with the line, briddles, etc. mirror polished. This is what I do:

1.- Hold the shaft in a bench vice or something...
Forum: All About Guns 09-15-2023, 05:45 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,786
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: mortising handle into low-profile wood gun

I was going to suggest the carbon wrap, that's exactly what I do in my guns and I don't mortise anything, ever. Epoxy glue and a heavy carbon wrap in the handle/mech/reel area. It reinforces the...
Forum: All About Guns 09-15-2023, 05:37 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 11,951
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Ermes Avatar mods thread

I cast my own anatomic handles (which I believe is what you call recoil handles) in a silicon mold with PU resin (loaded with glass microspheres to reduce it's density).

First of all, I made a...
Forum: All About Guns 03-27-2023, 06:44 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 40,068
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Fat Guy and a Freedive Gun

Any gun with a circular rubber that goes through a hole in the stock or muzzle below the center line of the shaft applies a vertical component in the pulling force of the bands that forces the tail...
Forum: All About Guns 11-18-2022, 05:25 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,048
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Made a Double x double roller

Oh boy!!!! Everything in those pictures looks awesome.

I really like the detail in the kydex sheaths for the knives. As a suggestion, you could try to replicate the serration pattern from Spyderco...
Forum: All About Guns 11-18-2022, 04:42 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 52,438
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Ermes Avatar speargun handle

The Soriatec Fenix cuttle tubes are not hollow... how is are the Ermes Avatars? This makes a lot of difference.

Mikel
Forum: Non-Gun DIY Projects and Customizations 10-20-2022, 03:40 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 77,940
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Ever wondered where all the neoprene glue came from?

Good to know!

However, what I have been told is that manufacturers use a 2 part (or even 3 part) glue, such as the products sold by NAUTIGLUE in Spain (meant mostly for neoprene based floats in...
Forum: All About Guns 10-20-2022, 03:25 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,200
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Gladiator Spartacus V2 120

Awesome! Thanks for the information!

Mikel
Forum: All About Guns 10-13-2022, 04:31 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,200
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Gladiator Spartacus V2 120

Amazin gun!

I personally love the semigloss finish of the CF. Is the final clear coat like that or you sand it with a high grit to kill the glare? steel wool maybe?

Mikel
Forum: All About Guns 10-11-2022, 05:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,979
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Abellan Albacore for the reef??

I guess the gun (length, shaft, bands, reel) must fit the environment and target species.

Whenever you see people in the Mediterranean Sea with such high powered guns is because are either looking...
Forum: All Other Gear 06-28-2022, 02:12 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 32,267
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: Abellan gun mount options

Easiest solution, and valid for every gun with a reel, is to sandwitch a piece of carbon fiber between the reel and the gun (may need to use longer screws) that sticks to the whichever side you want...
Forum: All About Guns 06-07-2022, 02:36 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 21,651
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: RIFFE Marauder speargun

While I don't like those designs at all, I should say that this recall notice says A LOT about this company. I wish all companies would behave like Riffe does.

Mikel
Forum: All About Guns 05-04-2022, 04:23 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,638
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: 19mm small id

I don't know about 19mm... but the Cressi Sub Navy Pure (18mm) works great and has a 2,5mm ID. It is sold in 3m lengths so you can cut to whichever size you need.

Do you have any local dealer who...
Forum: All About Guns 03-22-2022, 04:13 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,565
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: A new batch is born

While I don't like the midhandles, I have to admit the craftmanship is aaaaaawesome (as usual).

That reel reminds me of the latest versions of the PS Dive reels here in Spain, but they make ...
Forum: All About Guns 03-22-2022, 04:10 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,687
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: New Guns for 2022

I was thinking about using glitter from a craft shop (or just stealing some from my daugther when she is not looking) and see how it goes. I don't want big clumps of it... just a few touches here and...
Forum: All About Guns 11-11-2021, 03:23 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,548
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: BRAINSTORMING AND TIPS: Foam/light timber cored CF skinned gun

You just nailed it! That's exactly what I want to do, that's why I was focusing in lightweight cores.


That would be the perfect aproach for a production run but I don't think I could justify to...
Forum: All About Guns 11-11-2021, 03:09 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,548
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: BRAINSTORMING AND TIPS: Foam/light timber cored CF skinned gun

What do you mean by HYBRID? I have seen wood/carbon guns that I didn't really like much, besides, a lathe seems mandatory to be able to turn ID's to mix and match between timber and the CF tube.
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Forum: All About Guns 11-11-2021, 03:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,548
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: BRAINSTORMING AND TIPS: Foam/light timber cored CF skinned gun

I heard horror stories about chineese manufacturers and carbon tubes... ID not fitting specifications (son handles and muzzles wouldn't fit), crappy finish... etc.

Besides, I am looking for a DIY...
Forum: All About Guns 11-08-2021, 09:29 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,548
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: BRAINSTORMING AND TIPS: Foam/light timber cored CF skinned gun

True, using a working CF pipe gun as a base to build from would be a good idea but I am more after making a whole gun from the ground up.

I am also not looking to power up an existing gun...
Forum: All About Guns 11-08-2021, 09:25 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,548
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: BRAINSTORMING AND TIPS: Foam/light timber cored CF skinned gun

Feels like Spearboard has been a bit down lately... so time to bring up the discussions!


I am certain about this. Not only to keep it straight, but to have something to screw into whatever needs...
Forum: All About Guns 11-06-2021, 08:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,548
Posted By Mikel_24
Re: BRAINSTORMING AND TIPS: Foam/light timber cored CF skinned gun

I have all the threads in Spearboard regarding CF skinning well studied, and actually the one that Pete has linked in his last post is the one which inpsired me to go this route.

Regarding the...
Forum: All About Guns 11-05-2021, 04:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 8,548
Posted By Mikel_24
BRAINSTORMING AND TIPS: Foam/light timber cored CF skinned gun

Hello all,

I started making timber guns a few years ago and by my second gun I was already messing with CF and vacum systems. Nowdays I spend more time CF skinning and finishing other peoples...
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